Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of misappropriating trade secrets. TechCrunch reports this, citing case documents.

According to Apple, the unlawful conduct was coordinated by OpenAI's top leadership. Among those implicated in the case is a figure who previously spent a long time working at Apple itself.

The details of the complaint — the specific technologies or data alleged to have been stolen — have not yet been disclosed. TechCrunch notes that the case concerns trade secrets specifically, rather than patent or other rights.

The suit comes amid intensifying competition between technology companies in the field of artificial intelligence, where Apple and OpenAI are at once partners on a number of products and rivals for talent and technology.

OpenAI has not yet publicly commented on the allegations. The legal proceedings could take a considerable amount of time, and their outcome could affect the companies' relationships across other joint projects.

Source: TechCrunch